Night-time bathroom trips ‘linked to salt in diet’

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People who wake at night with an urge to go to the loo may need to cut back on salt in their diets, doctors from Japan are suggesting. The problem – called nocturia – which mainly affects the over-60s, leads to disrupted sleep and can significantly affect people’s lives. In a study of more than 300 volunteers, researchers found that reduced salt intake led people to urinate less. Advice to follow…

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March 27, 2017 at 12:23AM

Initial Results of Survey

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If you haven’t done the survey you still can here. First, thanks for those who completed the survey – whilst the the numbers are low with about 10 people having answered the survey, as I have to process them by … Continue reading →

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March 27, 2017 at 12:22AM

Green groups promise guerrilla warfare tactics to stop Keystone pipeline

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Environmental activists vowed over the weekend to fight the Keystone XL oil pipeline to the bitter end, insisting the Trump administration’s approval of the long-delayed project will not be the final word. Powerful green groups are launching a two-pronged strategy to block the pipeline in the streets and in the courts. First, they intend to […]

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March 27, 2017 at 12:20AM

Have climate alarmists oversold the panic? History shows why skeptics are right

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(h/t amirlach) How can a knowledge of history dispel climate alarmist scaremongering? That was the subject of Rebel historian John Robson’s talk last week at a Freedom Talk conference. This conference hosted by the Economic Education Association, brings people from all across the country together every year and was chaired by Danny Hozak. John Robson’s […]

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March 27, 2017 at 12:20AM